plants, 5 ozs. required per acre. Sow inside 
about March 15, transplant once or twice and 
finally set in field after danger of frost is over 
20’ by 30’ apart. A moderately fertile soil is 
desirable. 
PUMPKIN 
New England Pie — A small, high-quality 
pie pumpkin, also known as Small Sugar. 
Fruits are round, flattened at the ends, some- 
what ribbed, and weigh 6 to 8 lbs. The skin 
is smooth, hard and a deep orange color. The 
flesh is sweet, thick, orange-yellow and of high 
quality. 
Connecticut Field — A field variety grown 
for stock feed, canning, pie stock and Hallow- 
een decorations. Often planted in corn fields. 
Fruits are large, 15 to 25 Ibs., round and 
flattened at the ends. Surface is hard, smooth, 
ribbed and deep orange color. The flesh is 
thick, orange-yellow, sweet but coarse. 
Pumpkin Culture 
One ounce of seed plants 20 hills — 4 lbs. per 
acre. Plant after danger of frost, 1’’ deep in 
8’ x 8’ hills, 5 seeds per hill and thin to 2 or 3 
plants per hill. 
RADISH 
Early Scarlet Globe — The most popular 
home and magket garden radish, very early, 
consequently suitable for forcing under glass. 
Roots are oval, bright scarlet with a small to 
medium top. Flesh is of high quality, crisp and 
tender. 
Sparkler White Tip —The roots of this 
variety are round, smooth, dull scarlet-red, 
with the lower % of the root white. The flesh 
is mild, white, crisp and tender. A very attrac- 
tive radish when bunched for market and 
when served on the table because of its two- 
color skin. 
White Icicle — The earliest and most ex- 
tensively used long, white, summer radish. The 
tops are small. The roots are 5’’ to 6”’ long, 
slender, of uniform thickness and smooth. 
The flesh is very crisp and mild. 
Crimson Giant — A second early with deep 
crimson globular root, remaining crisp and 
sweet for a long time as it increases in size, 
while other varieties become hot and pithy 
with age. Roots 1-1!4"’ in diameter with white 
flesh. 
Radish Culture 
One ounce of seed plants 100’ of row — 12 
Ibs. per acre. For continuous harvest, sow every 
2 weeks from April 1 to September 1 in a fertile 
and well-prepared seedbed. Sow 4"’ deep in 
rows 12’’ apart. Uniform planting with seed 
¥%"' apart in the rows should require no thin- 
ning. 
RUTABAGA 
Macomber — This strain was developed by 
growers in Bristol county, Massachusetts, and 
is well adapted to the Cape Cod region. Roots 
are ovate in shape, 5”’ to 6’’ in diameter, weigh- 
ing 4 to 5 lbs., white, but rose-colored on top. 
Flesh is white, crisp, firm, of delicate flavor and 
excellent quality. Seed should be planted about 
July 15 so that most growth is made during 
cool fall weather. 
Long Island Neckless Purple Top — A 
slightly slower growing variety than Macom- 
ber so should be sown correspondingly earlier. 
Roots are 4”’ to 6’’ in diameter, weighing 3 to 
4 lbs., yellow but purple on top, obovate in 
shape. Flesh is yellow, firm, sweet and tender. 
Rutabaga Culture 
As for all root crops, the seedbed should be 
deeply prepared and well fertilized. One ounce 
of seed plants 400’ of row — 2 lbs. per acre. 
Sow %"’ deep in 18’ to 24’’ rows from June 15 
to July 10 or just in time to allow maturity 
before hard freezes. Thin seedlings to 6’’ to 8’. 
Seed is sometimes broadcast and raked in 
lightly using 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. For storage, 
leave roots in the ground until late fall, then 
harvest before a hard frost and store in a cool, 
moist cellar. 
A watersoaked browning or blackening of 
areas in the fleshy root may indicate boron de- 
ficiency in the soil. If such a condition is found, 
consult your county agent or the Eastern States 
Farmers’ Exchange fertilizer department for 
recommended treatment. 
SALSIFY 
Mammoth Sandwich Island — An im- 
proved variety. Commonly known as “‘vege- 
table oyster.’’ Roots are 6’’ to 8” long, 1’’ to 
1%” thick, tapering, smooth and dull white. 
Roots may remain in the field over winter 
similar to parsnips. Used principally in soup 
stock. 

Salsify Culture 
One ounce of seed plants 100’ of row — 7 
to 8 lbs. per acre. Sow in a fertile soil from 
April 15 to May 1 in a mellow seedbed. Sow 
%"' deep in rows 2’ apart. Thin seedlings to 
3’’ apart in the row. 
SPINACH 
Dark Green Bloomsdale —A fast-growing, 
dark green, most attractive savoy spinach. The 
leaves are thick, crumpled and erect, forming a 
large vase-shaped plant with a spread of 12 to 
16’’. In warm weather with long days it shoots 
seed stalks within a few days after reaching 
marketable size so ordinarily it has been used 
only for the first spring and early fall crops. 
With seed of the longer standing varieties very 
limited in supply for 1943 this variety can be 
used throughout the season by frequent succes- 
sion, avoiding crowding, and prompt harvest 
as soon as marketable size is reached. 
It is not resistant to yellows (mosaic) and 
should not be used where that disease is preva- 
lent. 
Long Standing Bloomsdale — A second 
early and main crop variety standing 12-14 
days longer than regular Bloomsdale, but not 
as fast growing. The thick, crumpled, rosette 
leaves are erect, forming a large plant with a 
spread of 12’ to 16’’. May be sown from earli- 
est spring planting until midsummer, realizing 
that all spinach seeds quicker in midsummer. 
Due to crop failure no seed is available in 1943. 
Summer Savoy — A strain of Long Stand- 
ing Bloomsdale especially selected to make its 
best growth during June, July and early Au- 
gust. Plants erect, dark green, well-crumpled, 
slightly smaller and slower growing than Long 
Standing Bloomsdale. Due to crop failure no 
seed is available in 1943. 
Virginia Blight Resistant Savoy — A 
Savoy variety resistant to blight for fall cut- 
ting. Plants are vigorous and seed rather 
quickly if planted before August 15 to Septem- 
ber 15, depending on location and weather. 
The rosette leaves are thick, crumpled and 
erect, forming a large plant with a spread of 
12-14’’. Also may be wintered over where 
temperatures are not too severe and some pro- 
tection is available. 
ey This market garden grew a crop 
from Eastern States spinach seed, 
and was the harvest crew busy! 
Old Dominion — An erect, dark green, 
slightly crumpled variety particularly adapted 
to wintering over south of Massachusetts. It is 
slower growing than Virginia Blight Resistant 
and stands longer in the spring. For over- 
wintering in southern New England, plant in 
early September; Pennsylvania, Delaware and 
Maryland, in late September. Not adapted to 
spring planting. 
